Combination porch-swing and crib



R. BARBOUR.

COMBINATION PORCH SWING AND CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 2I, I92I.

Patented May 31, 1921;

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COMBINATION FORCE-SWING AND CRIB.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, RACHEL Bennouma citizen of the United States,residing at Seymour, in the county of Jackson and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements'in Combination Porch-Swingsand Cribs, of which the fol' lowing isa specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a po-rch swing with means forconverting a portion thereof into a crib in which an infant may beplaced and protected, while the other part of the swing may be used forother purposes. K

A further objectof `theinventionis to provide means for this purposewhich may be easily applied to swings of various kinds and sizes, andwhich when not needed for use may be detached from the swing and foldedor rolled so as to occupy only a small space for transportation orstorage.

According to my invention the crib attachment is constructed of two endparts,v

and an eXtensible and collapsible side which connects the ends of thecrib and which is.

so constructed that the crib member may be given any desired length.Preferably the side consists of lazy-tongs which mayv be very easilyextensible andV collapsible and which at the same time are strongandprovide desirable ventilation. the side are provided with fasteningdevices which are adapted to engage corresponding fastening devices onthe swing.

In the accompanying drawings Figure i is a perspective view of a com-I`bination swing and crib embodying my im* y provements.

Fig. 2 shows a transverse section thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the crib `member detached and partiallyfolded.

Fig. e is -a detail view showing the manner of connecting the lazy-tongsto the posts.

Theporch swing A is of well known con# struction, being of sofa orsettee stylesuspended by chains B. The cribmember comprises ends@ and Dand a collapsible and extensible side E.' Each end-member consists oftwo posts o, c or d, ci connected by canvas Vor other suitable materialF or F.v The side E consists of lazy-tongs, the ends of the lazy-tongsbeing pivotally connected 1 with the. posts c and d near their upper andlower ends. p' As shown in Fig. 4, the ends of the lazy- `tongs are soconnected with theposts that' A they have freedom of movement when open`Specification of Letters Patent. n

Vposts,.said arms being pivotally engage eyes 7o on a rear cornerlmember is provided with hooks engage eyes 'm` on the back of theswing.'

vseated on vcupied bythe crib. -When not Vneeded for The ends andatenten ii'iayei, i921.

Application led lTanuary 21, 1921. Serial No. 438,903..

ing and closing. For this purpose'the end .bars'acvv of the lazy-tongsmay be pivoted at y -to arms .e extending through slots in the connectedwith the lposts as shown. I

The crib member is Vshown y separately in F ig. 3 and as will beobserved it may be folded into a ysmall .space for` transportation orstorage.V Fig. 3 showsthe member only Vpartially folded.v l

ySuitable fasteningy devices are employedl i for attaching the crib tothe'swing. v Preferably I use hooks g on the post alV adapted to engageeyes L on swing and hooks'z'i on the postV oladapted to post of the Thepost c" of the opposite end Z- adapted to swing.

The post c has a hook n adapted to engage y an eyem on the rfront bottomrail'of the swing. The length of the crib may be varied at will toaccommodate a mattress or cushion a front corner post ofthe M o-f anydesired length. An infant maybe.

placed in the crib whenthe latteris mounted and secured .in the mannerindicated in 4ig. l, while the nurseror mother can be that portion oflthe swing not ocuse, the fastening devicesinaybey detached and the cribmember j may be folded and stored in the manner' before described.V'Fastening devices o may also `be provided where indicated to securethe. side member to Vthe front bottom rail ofthe swing.

, While'lhave shown my improvements applied Yto a porch. swing'it isobvious that.

they may be lapplied to other articles yof furniture of asimilar-nature; Y i I-claim as myv invention: l l. A crib memberattachment for swings, comprising ends, each `consisting of posts and aconnecting flexible member,l and aside ,memberwconnectinv the endmembers `con-v sisting. of. lazy-tongs.

V2. The @Qmbinaion Wah a Swing of a f f crib member attachment therefor,comprising end members consisting of postsconnected byfle'Xible materialand lazy-tongsone side and connectingthe end members on fasteningdevices carried by the posts of the end members for attaching the cribmem-` i.

ber'lto the swing. Y In testimonyxwhereof, I'have hereunto subscribed myname.l

. RACHELBARBOUR.

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